BS: Opinion of Clinton???

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 06:43 PM

BillD, I agree with you totally. I think he is brilliant, intelligence-wise, a consumate diplomat and politician and will be known as such when history recounts his terms in office, esp, as you pointed out, as he had only a Republican majority to work with in Congress. If there is any blame for gas prices, etc. one should look to the last four years of waste in Congress, while they filled the halls with hot air trying to destroy him. If we'd been able to bottle all of that, we would have energy to spare!

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: Little Hawk
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 06:32 PM

I very much doubt he was the worst president, he is just the one most hated by conservatives right now. That will change with time.

As a private person, he's had a pretty chequered career, with all the extramarital affairs, but then, so did Kennedy. Kennedy, however, was living in a time when the press didn't talk about such things as much as they do now.

As a sheer survivor, Clinton must rank as number 1 of all time among US presidents, all things considered. That alone makes him remarkable.

I'd give him the following marks (from 1 to 10) :

personal morality and honesty - 2 charisma - 8 governing ability - 7 foreign affairs - 6 economy - 8 overall rating - oh, about 6, I guess...

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: Bill D
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 06:32 PM

Clinton was a VERY able politician who did a lot, considering he had no majority in Congress...he was a silly jerk to mess around at work with that....ummmm...twit...., but he had a very good command of the issues, could think on his feet and cared...whether or not you 'like' his views and policies...I sure hope history makes the 'twit' incident a quaint sidelight to the era.

I'd love to have seen how where he'd be now if he could have kept his pants zipped...

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: CarolC
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 05:23 PM

Sarah2, the gas issue is a red herring. We need to reduce our dependence on non-renewable, pollution causing energy sources. If we do that, we won't be vulnerable to the gas producing countries upon whom we currently dependend.

We might also want to re-think our current petrolium export practices. Clinton did not create this problem. The petrolium industry is to blame for that one.

Carol

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: Hollowfox
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 05:09 PM

On the other side of the political fence, Molly Ivins pointed out that Clinton was a very good incrementalist, getting many small accomplishments, going back and correcting badly written regulations, etc.
For the worst, how about Franklin Pierce? He left the White House during a blizzard to attend his mistress while she gave birth.

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: Sarah2
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 05:07 PM

Gotcher gas bill lately? Or are we already going to blame that on a guy who hasn't even taken office yet?

Sarah

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: Greg F.
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 05:07 PM

George Will...isn't he part of the "Liberal Media"....

Give it four years. There may be a better contender for the title.

Best, Greg

Subject: RE: BS: Opinion of Clinton???
From: CarolC
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 04:56 PM

Greatest president of my lifetime. (I was born in '56).

Carol

Subject: Opinion of Clinton???
From: MarkS
Date: 13 Jan 01 - 04:51 PM

A column by George Will in this mornings paper finished with the line, "Clinton may not have been the worst US President, but he certainly was the worst person to be president."
Comments anybody?
MarkS